Sage Wars

Once upon a time, there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe in princesses, he did not believe in islands and he did not believe in God. His father, the king, told him that such things did not exist. As there were no princesses or islands in his father's domains and no sign of God, the prince believed his father. But then, one day, the prince ran away from his palace and came to the next land. There, to his astonishment, from every coast he saw islands and on these islands, strange and troubling creatures whom he dared not name. As he was searching for a boat, a man in full evening dress approached him along the shore. "Are those real islands?" asked the young prince.

"Of course they are real islands, " said the man in evening dress. "And those strange and troubling creatures?" "They are all genuine and authentic princesses." "Then God must also exist!" cried the prince. "I am God, " replied the man in evening dress, with a bow. The young prince returned home as quickly as he could. "So, you are back, " said his father, the king. "I have seen islands, I have seen princesses, I have seen God, " said the prince reproachfully. The king was unmoved. Next Page